Originally published May 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified May 30, 2007 at 2:02 AM
Wendy's customer opens fire on Miami staff over condiments
A wendy's restaurant manager almost lost his life to a disgruntled customer early Tuesday morning. The cause? Chili sauce. The shooter wanted more...
The Miami Herald
MIAMI — A Wendy's restaurant manager almost lost his life to a disgruntled customer early Tuesday morning.
The cause?
Chili sauce. The shooter wanted more.
According to Miami-Dade police, just after midnight, a man was going through a Wendy's drive-through. As he picked up his meal, he told the attendant he wanted extra chili sauce.
When he didn't get his sauce right away, he began arguing with the attendant.
Then, when he did get his sauce, he wanted more.
The attendant told him restaurant policy prohibits a customer from getting more than three packets.
The customer insisted on 10.
The attendant complied, but the customer continued arguing.
The attendant asked the customer to pull up so the manager could come out and speak with him.
"The manager came out to inform him of company policy, and he shot at him several times," said Mary Walters, a Miami-Dade police spokeswoman.
The manager, Renel Frage, was struck in the left arm. He was treated at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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"As soon as I realized I was shot, I started praying to God," he said. "I don't think he'd want me to die over some chili."
The customer fled in a brown four-door vehicle with a female passenger.
A security guard was on duty at the time, but Frage said he was asleep during the ordeal. The sound of gunshots woke him up.
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